Cannondale caad8 vs synapses

bvs12
bvs12 Posts: 2
edited December 2016 in Road buying advice
I am new to road biking and am planning on buying my first road bike very soon. Right now there is a close out deal at lbs caad8 tiagra ? But for another $300 I can get the synapses??? So do you think it is worth the extra cash? I am planning on doing a 2 day 175 mile bike ride in late June. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also any first hand experience on either bike?

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  • MBCaad8
    MBCaad8 Posts: 127
    edited December 2016
    I own a caad8 :-) but I would say go for the synapse - I've dampened the ride on my 8 with a carbon seat post but it's still nowhere near as comfortable a ride as my roubaix (which might loosely be described as Specialized's "equivalent" of the Synapse, although the Roob has been around for much longer)
  • ayjaycee
    ayjaycee Posts: 1,277
    TBH, I've never ridden a CAAD of any description but my gut reaction would still be get the Synapse as I have got one and it is a superb bit of kit. It might also be useful to know what the comparative specs of the two bikes were.
    Cannondale Synapse Carbon Ultegra
    Kinesis Racelight 4S
    Specialized Allez Elite (Frame/Forks for sale)
    Specialized Crosstrail Comp Disk (For sale)

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